Synonyms of headdresses

headdresses

noun

plural of headdress

as in hats

a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown

most of the acrobats riding the horses and elephants wore some sort of fancy headdress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hats
• caps
• helmets
• headpieces
• headgears
• chapeaus
• turbans
• bonnets
• hoods
• lids
• skullcaps
• berets
• sombreros
• fezzes
• sunbonnets
• casques
• shakos
• toques
• fedoras
• helms
• tricornes
• cloches
• pillboxes
• kepis
• tams
• panamas
• Stetsons
• kufis
• birettas
• silk hats
• bowlers
• toppers
• derbies
• baseball caps
• picture hats
• top hats
• boaters
• hard hats
• miters
• plug hats
• opera hats
• cowboy hats
• leghorns
• cowls
• garrison caps
• service caps
• castors
• stocking caps
• high hats
• cocked hats
• overseas caps
• ten-gallon hats
• calottes
• homburgs
• porkpie hats
• stovepipes
• skimmers
• capuches
• sou'westers
• billycocks
• zucchettos
• warbonnets
• nightcaps
• tam-o'-shanters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of headdresses

There was so much color, all these beautiful headdresses, and the male dancers were stomping their legs to mimic the drums. — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

He was surrounded by Iranian flags, Egyptian fans donning King Tutankhamun headdresses and people who had made entire outfits out of their nation’s colors — all mixed among Pride flags. — Sam McDowell 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

Inside the iconic Cuban bar turned Scottish hotspot, the Tartan Army hollered as dancers dressed in green and yellow feather headdresses danced on top of the Ball & Chain bar. — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026

Her male counterparts were also well represented, with pharaohs donning headdresses of various eras, their outfits playing on the contrast between polished, hammered, engraved and even beaded golds. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 9 June 2026

Ballroom culture infuses all aspects of the show, including a parade of costumes, ranging from contemporary neon getups to sumptuous evening gowns and glittering headdresses. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026

The 21-year-old goalkeeper, who takes his last name from the Mura people of his birth, left his headdresses and bows behind to play for Originarios, a new soccer club in Rio’s fifth division that is mainly for players under the age of 23. — ABC News, 2 May 2026

Look out for accessories like lace gloves (up 95 percent), body chain jewelry (up 240 percent), red wedding veils (up 255 percent), Juliet caps (up 245 percent), and pearl headdresses (up 225 percent)—you’re about to see them everywhere. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 28 Apr. 2026

For guests, the most popular props were headdresses—or sunglasses, for Gloria Vanderbilt. — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026